TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - AUGUST, 25 2021
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 10:37AM The Uncomfortable Feeling
Today is August 25, 2021
Welcome to your mid-week!
In multiple letters from Apostle Paul, we see him longing for the church. Even when he is spiritually content, when he is separate from the church, he misses it. His heart aches for the church.
And, if you think about the biblical church, it makes sense why he would miss it. The biblical church was where Apostle Paul was loved and encouraged; it was his biggest cheerleader, a place where he served and was served, gave instructions and was mentored. It was a place of commitment and honor; kindness, compassion, and forgiveness.
This is why, when the church is not with Apostle Paul, he longs for it.
Apostle Peter tells us that we, the church, are like living stones that make up the spiritual house (1 Peter 2:5). Meaning, when a stone is missing, we should feel a draft. We, like Apostle Paul, should feel it when the church - even if that is one person - is missing.
But do we?
In the book of Revelation, Jesus rebukes a church for being too comfortable. They were a church that wanted to be known as Christians but who did not want to act like the biblical church. But being comfortable is not what the church is supposed to be. That is not the example of what God shows us.
When we sinned against God and separated from him, God did everything he could do to bring us back. He did not give up on us and rest in comfort. No. He longed for us and pursued us. And, even though we failed over and over again, he did not quit, doing everything he possible could - to the point of sending his son to where we are and dying for our sins - to bring us back.
This is the heart of God and what he wants his church to be.
God's blessing upon you as you wrestle with the concept of longing and being the church, and I look forward to worshiping you this Sunday.
- Rev. Frank Kim
Youtube Link from last Sunday's Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion PDF: HERE
Announcements
- Korean School Registration
- Korean School is from 9/11 to 1/15/22, Saturdays, from 9:30am to 12:30pm
- Age: from pre-k/ kinder to high school.
- Tuition: 1st child: $170, 2nd child: $160, 3rd child $150
- Register online HERE
- Education Department is looking for teachers!
- Advertisement Video HERE
- If interested, please contact the following leader:
- 6th-12th Grade – Pastor Edward: shin.e.kim88@gmail.com
- 1st-5th Grade – Pastor Haein: tfpc.children@gmail.com
- Pre-k – Director Anna: kongbenedict@yahoo.com
- If interested, please contact the following leader:
- Advertisement Video HERE
- Friday Night Youth Apologetics Seminar
- Starting July 09 (Fri) @ 7:00pm, TFPC Youth Ministry will be starting Apologetics Seminar, led by Tom Benedict. The 11+ weeks course will help our youth to defend their Christian faith. It will ask these three questions. 1) Does God Exist? 2) Are Miracles Possible and 3) Is the New Testament Reliable. A flyer with the calendar dates can be found in the back. If you have any questions or would like more information, please email tfpc.youthgroup@gmail.com.
- Schedule:
- Lesson 1 (July 9) – In the Beginning (How the Big Bang Evidence Aligns w/ a Biblical Worldview) [45 mins]
- Lesson 2 (July 16) – Divine Design Part 1 (Fine Tuning in the Universe) [45 mins]
- Lesson 3 (Aug. 6) – Divine Design Part 2 (Fine Tuning in Biology) [40 mins]
- Lesson 4 (Sept. 10) – What About Evolution? (Micro vs. Macro) [40 mins]
- Lesson 5 (Sept. 17) – Moral Law (Absolute Universal Laws Point to a Law Giver) [45 mins]
- Lesson 6 (Sept. 24) - Signs of God or Gullibility? (Naturalism vs. Supernaturalism) [45 mins]
- Lesson 7 (Oct. 8) - Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (J. Warner Wallace) [45 mins]
- Lesson 8 (Oct. 22) - Do We Have an Accurate Copy of the New Testament? [45 mins]
- Lesson 9 (Nov. 5) - Did the New Testament Writers Tell the Truth? [50 mins]
- Lesson 10 (Nov. 12) - Analyzing Jesus: His Claims & Old Testament Prophecy [45 mins]
- Lesson 11 (December 3) - The Evidence for the Resurrection [50 mins]
- Mask Requirement for Worship
- For the sake of all members, the session of our church has asked that all attendees wear masks during the worship service until further notice.
- Offering can still be done via online HERE or via mail: P.O. Box 622, Torrance, CA 90508
- For online offering, please select English Ministry (EM), write your EM Member number in the Member ID section, & place details in the memo section. Example: whether the offering is for tithe, thanksgiving, Sunday offering, designated offering, mission offering, etc.
- If you need your members ID# please contact Pastor Frank at frankkim1@gmail.com
- Our EM Elder designated to us from the KM for 2021 will be our Head Pastor, Daniel Ko.
- NEW starting this year, we will have an EM Representative to the Session. For 2021 our EM Representative will be Mike Lyu.
- Please continue to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus, especially those on the frontline of the disease who are putting themselves at risk in the service of us all.
